§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
What conditions apply to the payment of compensation from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme for claimants in Northern Ireland in respect of incidents that occur outside the Province. [HL724]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyI refer the noble Lord to the Answers I gave on 7 and 12 July and to my letter to him of 13 August.
The conditions that apply to the payment of compensation from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme are detailed in the scheme's rules. The scheme's rules are written by the Financial Services Authority and form part of the authority's handbook, which can be found on the FSA website (www.fsa.gov.uk). The following link goes straight to the scheme's rules: http://www.fsa.qov.uk/vhb/html/comp/comptoc.html. The relevant rules in respect of insurance for claimants in Northern Ireland in respect of, incidents that occur outside the Province are 5.4.2, 5.4.3 and 5.4.4.